Since 2007 state agency allegedly collected 'tens of millions of dollars more' that it was allowed by law to charge

9:57 PM,
Mar. 7, 2013

Drivers are charged $21 for a six-year license and $18 for four years.

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The
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles
has "systematically overcharged" Hoosiers for driver's licenses since 2007, collecting tens of millions of dollars more than allowed under state law, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Marion Superior Court.

The
class action complaint
filed by Irwin B. Levin of the Indianapolis law firm Cohen & Malad seeks a return of the alleged overcharges to drivers statewide.

The lawsuit alleges the BMV charged drivers under the age of 75 from $4 to $7 more than Indiana law allows when they obtained or renewed licenses. ...